Still in rough weather
Nearly two months after the supercyclone devastated coastal Orissa, forget normalcy, the state government is still counting the number of the dead.



Syria, Egypt in talks for West Asia peace
Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara began talks here Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak about Syria's renewed peace negotiations with Israel.



Russians cement Grozny gains, free reporters
Russian forces tried to cement their latest gains in and around the Chechen capital Grozny today after rebels acknowledged they had lost some ground in the city and in the southern mountains.



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